It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the time of family, magic, music, and of course Christmas cookies! Today we share with you a recipe from the Disney Parks Blog on how to make a Mickey Holly Cookie. These cookies aren’t just beautiful, but also delicious! Give this recipe a try and then share your experience with everyone below!
Happy baking and happy Christmas!

Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 butter sticks, cubed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3 tsp of egg replacer mixed with 4 tbsp warm water
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- Pinch of salt
For the royal icing:
- Gel-based food coloring
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp meringue powder
- 5 tbsp water
Tools:
- Stand-up mixer
- Cookie pan & parchment paper
- Piping bags; #1 & #2 piping tips
- Rolling pin
- Toothpicks
- Square cookie cutter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°
Mix Together the Cookie Dough
- Using a paddle attachment
- for your mixer (or mix with
- a spatula) cream together
- the butter, sugar, and egg
- replacer.
- Add in the dry ingredients
- and mix on a medium speed.
- Once mixed, add the vanilla
- extract to the dough.
- Prep an area with
- parchment paper and use the
- rolling pin to evenly spread out
- the dough to 1/4” thickness
Cut and Bake the Cookies
- Use the square cookie
- cutters to carefully cut out
- the cookies.
- Once cut, evenly lay out the
- cookies onto a parchment
- paper covered cookie pan.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes
Create the Icing
- While the cookies cool,
- create your royal icing.
- The icing must start off with
- a lot of air bubbles, so use
- your mixer to combine the
- water and meringue powder
- and whisk the two until light
- and frothy.
- Gently fold the powdered
- sugar into the mixture to
- stop the powder from flying
- out, then mix on a mediumhigh setting.
- The icing should stiffen and
- form peaks. If too stiff, mix
- in 1/4 tsp of water at a time
- until the consistency is the
- same as shown. Once ready,
- separate evenly into two bowls.
Add Color to the Icing
- Use a toothpick to add moss
- green gel food coloring to one
- bowl of icing. Add in small
- amounts, cleaning the toothpick
- each time, until you get your
- desired green.
- Take half of the green icing and
- place in another bowl. In this
- new bowl, add a tablespoon
- or two of water until you get a
- smoother consistency. This will
- be your green flood icing.
- Split the bowl of white icing in
- two and create white flood icing
- as well.
- Fill 4 piping bags with the icing,
- use #1 piping tips for the stiff
- icing and #2 for flood icing.
Decorate with Icing
- Begin with the stiff white
- icing and outline along the
- edge of the entire cookie.
- This will be your barrier and
- keep your other icing from
- spilling over.
- Take your white flood icing
- and starting from a corner
- of the cookie, fill the entire
- surface of the cookie within
- the edge of the stiff icing.
- Use a toothpick to move
- the icing around and fill in any
- open spaces within the icing.
- Add more icing, if needed.
Place the Chocolate Candy
- Turn the cookie and place the
- large red chocolate candy
- on the left side of the cookie.
- Gently press into the icing.
- Then take the two smaller
- candies and place them
- above the larger candy to
- form Mickey’s ears.
- Set aside to allow the top to
- dry slightly.
Add the Details
- Once the first layer has
- firmed up create the holly
- leaves using the stiff green
- icing. Start from the corner
- to the right of the Mickey
- and draw C sideways, facing
- up three times.
- Repeat by drawing C three
- times facing downwards. Be
- sure to connect to the ends
- of the upper line. Draw an
- oval in the middle of the leaf
- and fill in the edges.
- Repeat and create a second
- smaller leaf below the first.
- Use the stiff white icing
- to draw a border of evenly
- spaced dots all around the
- edge of the cookie.
Final Tips
- Set the cookies aside to
- allow the icing to dry and
- harden for a few hours. You
- may need to allow for more
- time depending on the
- temperature and humidity of
- your kitchen.
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How did your cookies turn out? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below! You can also see a printable version of this recipe here: Christmas Cookie DIY. Merry Christmas!